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Port Perry Star, 6 Jan 1998, p. 2

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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 6, 1998 Chase follows sled theft Durham Regional Police were called to Scugog Island early last Saturday morning after a snow machine was stolen from a Percy Crescent residence. Police said that some- time between 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Polaris was taken from the a 1996 . backyard of the home. Upon hearing his machine being started, the owner of the sled followed the tracks down Demara Rd. before calling his brother-in-law and police to help him. Joined by his brother- in-law, the man followed «from all of us HAPPY 1998! AY SAVER 4 DVN SPECIALS PERMS rg 555 Now 420° HAIRCUT & TINT 3 8:00 SPECIAL GIRLS CUTS near 90 *Specials not applicable for Pat & Arlie Discover Scugog '98 If you or your organization are planning a major event during 1998, please give us a call and we will include it in our Discover Scugog 1998 Edition Calkthe Port Perry Star for more details ~ 188 Mary St., Port Perry (905) 985-7383 *Free ee STUNRABIH PIZZA & S ® 80 Water St., Port Perry 'police. UBS | sp the tracks east on Percy Crescent, south down Platten Blvd., east on Stephenson's Point Rd., north on the Island Rd. and then back east on Demara Rd. : While travelling down Demara Rd., the man noticed a headlight in his rearview mirror and then saw his machine race by him, with two passengers, at high speed, report - He followed them down Demara Rd., where they ran a stop sign at the Island Rd. Police also report that the driver of the stolen sled almost lost control of the vehicle and rolled the machine on Stephenson's Point Rd. Following his sled to the intersection of Stephenson's Point Rd. and Petit Dr., the owner lost sight of the machine when the driver turned off the lights. . A closer look revealed that the machine had gone down an access trail to the lake at the intersection and had went airborne over an edge and landed in some trees before crashing to the ground. A winter boot, a pair of black gloves and a helmet were discovered by the wrecked machine. Continuing their search, police found a young male in a nearby cottage with a broken ankle, whom they believe to be the driver of the sled. Police are continuing their investigation into the incident. CHRIS HALL/PORT PERRY STAR WACKY WEATHER: Scugog residents witnessed various weather patterns last weekend as Saturday saw warm, pleasant temperatures, and then Sunday turned cold with snow and freezing rain, which carried over to yesterday. Here, Port Perry's Janelle Molyneaux, 22, spends some time cleaning off her car the morning after nasty weather hit the area. Stonemoor Day Care Centres Inc. 399 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-0800 Limited Openings in all age groups. gionemoor Available - " 0, 3° L/ ? Gare geuvet* 3 6:30am {0 6:00pm wr Call Karen for more info 935-0800 Short or Long Term Ny Fire Marshal will investigate Church building sustains heavy damage in fire Dark smoke could be seen billowing over Port Perry early yesterday afternoon as a building used by one of the town's churches went up in flames. The Victory Christian Centre, located at 593 Alma St., sustained heavy water and smoke damage as firefighters battled a large blaze which con- sumed a large warehouse connected to it. - According to Bill Harrison, local firefighters were called to the blaze at 12:39 p.m. yesterday and were soon joined by Uxbridge firefighters. A truck was sent from Clarington to provide standby assistance at Scugog's Caesarea-based Station Two. The fire marshal was expected to survey the scene sometime yesterday afternoon or early evening. At press time no further details, including a cause, were available. ® hr & Cath 0p ~ vv ONLY Find us fast inthe . : ; oe . . or 3 "2 a 5 . . 3 "e * - ¥ N . , ote : \ - . * ne , ) . . we 2 ; » oe . = . i 1 ON 5 NIB | | EU x TAXES expires Dec 31/9 pat SS RA RR A TE A A EE A AE NNN "Yellow Pages™ » 1 nd .-_._. + £3 9 v. LAE y I al Ye RES Eh RT ) » bag 3 3 9, Je ; Go i= = A RR A RE A A EE TE TE TT TT TT ET

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